Z. Fang, P. Zhu, X. Zhang, Y. Feng, H. Wang, Self-Looped Electrochemical Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials to Manufacturing Feedstocks, Nature Chemical Engineering 2, 142–151 (2025) doi.org/10.1038/s44286-025-00186-x.
X. Zhang†, Z. Fang†, P. Zhu†, Y. Xia, H. Wang, Electrochemical Regeneration of High Purity CO2 from Carbonates for Efficient Carbon Capture, Nature Energy 10, 55 (2024). (Cover)
Z. Fang, A. Elgazzar, H. Wang, Electrochemical Carbon Capture And Pure CO2 Regeneration, Under preparation.
P. Zhu, Z. Wu, C. Dong, F. Chen, Y. Xia, Y. Feng, M. Shakouri, J. Kim, Z. Fang, T. Hatton, H. Wang, Continuous Carbon Capture in An Electrochemical Solid-Electrolyte Reactor, Nature 618, 959 (2023).
Z. Fang, S. Tang, Z. Wang, M. An, G. Yu, General Synthesis of Large-Size Inorganic Nanosheets via 2D Confined Assembly of Nanoparticles, ACS Cent. Sci. 8, 627 (2022). (Featured in ACS Cent. Sci.)
Z. Fang, Z. Jin, S. Tang, P. Li, P. Wu, G. Yu, Porous Two-dimensional Iron-Cyano Nanosheets for High-rate Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction, ACS Nano 16, 1072 (2022).
Z. Fang, Y. Qian, P. Wu, G. Yu, Boosting Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia on Gel-Derived 3D Bismuth by Optimizing Nitrogen Adsorption and Desorption, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 4275 (2021). (VIP).
Z. Fang, P. Li, G. Yu, Gel Electrocatalysts: An Emerging Material Platform for Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Adv. Mater. 32, 2003191 (2020).
Y. Guo†, J. Bae†, Z. Fang†, P. Li†, F. Zhao, G. Yu, Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Energy and Water Sustainability, Chem. Rev. 120, 7642 (2020).
Z. Fang, L. Peng, Y. Qian, X. Zhang, Y. Xie, J. Cha, G. Yu, Dual Tuning of Ni-Co-A Nanosheets by Anion Substitution and Holey Engineering for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 5241 (2018). (One of the ‘most highly cited article’ from ACS)
Y. Feng, Y. Park, S. Hao, Z. Fang, T. Terlier, X. Zhang, C. Qiu, S. Zhang, F. Chen, P. Zhu, Q. Nguyen, H. Wang*, S. Biswal*, Three-chamber Electrochemical Reactor for Selective Lithium Extraction from Brine, PNAS 121, e2410033121 (2024).
T. Wi , Y. Xie , Z. Levell, D. Feng, J. Kim, P. Zhu, A. Elgazzar, T. Jeon, M. Shakouri, S. Hao, Z. Fang, C. Qiu, H. Lee, A. Hicks, Y. Liu, C. Liu, H. Wang, Upgrading Carbon Monoxide to Bioplastics via Integrated Electrochemical Reduction and Biosynthesis, Nature Synthesis (2024).
P. Li, L. Liao, Z. Fang, G. Su, Z. Jin, G. Yu, A Multifunctional Copper Single-Atom Electrocatalyst Aerogel for Smart Sensing and Producing Ammonia from Nitrate. PNAS 120, e2305489120 (2023).
C. Lv, L. Zhong, H. Liu, Z. Fang, C. Yan, M. Chen, Y. Kong, C. Lee, D. Liu, S. Li, J. Liu, L. Song, G. Chen, Q. Yan, G. Yu, Selective Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Urea with Nitrate And Carbon Dioxide, Nature Sustain. 4, 868 (2021).
Z. Jin, P. Li, Y. Meng, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu, Understanding Inter-site Distance Effect in Single-atom Catalysts for Oxygen Electroreduction, Nature Catal. 4, 615 (2021).
Y. Gu, Y. Lu, P. Dai, X. Cao, Y. Zhou, Y. Tang, Z Fang*, P. Wu*, Self-Assembled High-Entropy Prussian Blue Analogue Nanosheets Enabling Efficient Sodium Storage. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 677,304 (2025).
Y. Guo†, Z. Fang†, G. Yu, Multifunctional Hydrogels for Sustainable Energy and Environment, Polym. Int. 70, 1425 (2021). (Top Cited Article 2021-2022 from Wiley)
Z. Fang, Q. Xing, D. Fernandez, X. Zhang, G. Yu, A Mini Review on Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Assembly, Nano Res. 13, 1179 (2020).
Z. Fang, D. Fernandez, N. Wang, Z. Bai, G. Yu, Mo2C@3D Ultrathin Macroporous Carbon Realizing Efficient and Stable Nitrogen Fixation, Sci. China Chem. 63, 1570 (2020).
A. Zhang†, Z. Fang†,Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, P. Wu, G. Yu, Inorganic Gel-Derived Metallic Frameworks Enabling High-Performance Silicon Anodes, Nano Lett. 19, 6292 (2019).
Z. Fang, A. Zhang, P. Wu, G. Yu, Inorganic Cyanogels and Their Derivatives for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, ACS Mater. Lett. 1, 158 (2019).
P. Wu†, Z. Fang†, A. Zhang, X Zhang, Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, G. Yu, Chemically Binding Scaffolded Anodes with 3D Graphene Architectures Realizing Fast and Stable Lithium Storage, Research 8393085 (2019).
Z. Fang, P. Wu, K. Yu, Y. Li, Y. Zhu, P. J. Ferreira, Y. Liu, G. Yu, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Gel Electrocatalyst for Stable Acidic Water Oxidation, ACS Nano 13, 14368 (2019).
H. Guo†, Z. Fang†, H. Li, D. Fernandez, G. Henkelman, S. M. Humphrey, G. Yu, Rational Design of Rhodium–Iridium Alloy Nanoparticles as Highly Active Catalysts for Acidic Oxygen Evolution, ACS Nano 13, 13225 (2019).
H. Shi†, Z. Fang†, X. Zhang, F. Li, Y. Tang, Y. Zhou, P. Wu, G. Yu, Double-Network Nanostructured Hydrogel-Derived Ultrafine Sn–Fe Alloy in 3D Carbon Framework for Enhanced Lithium Storage, Nano Lett. 18, 3193 (2018).
L. Peng†, Z. Fang†, J. Li†, L. Wang, A. Bruck, Y. Zhu, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Stach, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, Two-Dimensional Holey Nanoarchitectures Created by Confined Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles via Block Copolymers: From Synthesis to Energy Storage Property, ACS Nano 12, 820 (2018).
L. Peng†, Z. Fang†, Y. Zhu†, C. Yan, G. Yu, Holey Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Adv. Energy Mater. 8, 1702179 (2018).
C. Yan†, Z. Fang†, C. Lv, X. Zhou, G. Chen, G. Yu, Significantly Improving Lithium Ion Transport via Conjugated Anion Intercalation in Inorganic Layered Hosts, ACS Nano, 12, 8670 (2018).
Z. Fang, G. Yu, Single Atom Catalyst towards Ammonia Synthesis at Mild Conditions, Sci. China Chem. 61 (2018).
Z. Fang, L. Peng, H. Lv, Y. Zhu, C. Yan, S. Wang, P. Kalyani, X. Wu, G. Yu, Metallic Transition Metal Selenide Holey Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Evolution, ACS Nano 11, 9550 (2017).
L. Peng†, X. Zhang†, Z. Fang†, Y. Zhu, Y. Xie, J. Cha, G. Yu, General Facet-Controlled Synthesis of Single-Crystalline {010}-Oriented LiMPO4 Nanosheets, Chem. Mater. 29, 10526 (2017).
Z. Jin, P. Li, Z. Fang, G. Yu, Emerging Electrochemical Techniques for Probing Site Behavior in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts, Acc. Chem. Res. 55, 759 (2022).
P. Li, Z. Jin, Z. Fang, G. Yu, A Single-Site Iron Catalyst with Preoccupied Active Center That Achieves Selective Ammonia Electrosynthesis from Nitrate, Energy Environ. Sci. 14, 3522 (2021).
P. Li, Z. Fang, Z. Jin, G. Yu, Ammonia Electrosynthesis on Single-Atom Catalysts: Mechanistic Understanding and Recent Progress, Chem. Phys. Rev. 2, 041305 (2021).
N. Wang, Y. Wang, Z. Bai, Z. Fang, X. Zhang, Z. Xu, X. Xu, Y. Du, S. Dou, G. Yu, High-Performance Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery Enabled by Electrocatalytic Sodium Polysulfides Full Conversion, Energy Environ. Sci. 13, 562 (2020).
C. Lv, L. Zhong, Y. Yao, D. Liu, Y. Kong, X. Jin, Z. Fang, W. Xu, C. Yan, K. Dinh, M. Shao, L. Song, G. Chen, S. Li, Q. Yan, G. Yu, Boosting Electrocatalytic Ammonia Production through Mimicking π Back-Donation, Chem 6, 2690 (2020).
P. Li, Z. Jin, Z. Fang, G. Yu, A Surface Strained And Geometry Tailored Nanoreactor Promotes The Ammonia Electrosynthesis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 22610 (2020). (VIP).
P. Li, Z. Jin, Y. Qian, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu, Supramolecular Confinement of Single Cu Atoms in Hydrogel Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis with High Atom Utilization, Mater. Today 35, 78 (2020).
Z. Ju, Y. Zhu, X. Zhang, D. Lutz, Z. Fang, K. Takeuchi, E. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, G. Yu, Understanding Thickness-Dependent Transport Kinetics in Nanosheet-Based Battery Electrodes, Chem. Mater. 32, 1684 (2020).
Y. Liu, N. Wang, X. Zhao, Z. Fang, X. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Bai, S. Dou, G. Yu, Hierarchical Nanoarchitectured Hybrid Electrodes Based on Ultrathin MoSe2 Nanosheets on 3D Ordered Macroporous Carbon Frameworks for Sodium-Ion Batteries, J. Mater. Chem. A. 8, 2843 (2020).
N. Wang, Z. Bai, Z. Fang, X. Zhang, X. Xu, Y. Du, L. Liu, S. Dou, G. Yu, A General Synthetic Strategy for Pomegranate-like Transition Metal Phosphides@N-doped Carbon Nanostructures with High Lithium Storage Capacity, ACS Mater. Lett. 1, 265 (2019).
Y. Zhou, Z. Zhang, Z. Fang, M. Qiu, L. Ling, J. Long, L. Chen, Y. Tong, W. Su, Y. Zhang, C.S. Wu, J.M. Basset, X. Wang, G. Yu, Defect Engineering of Metal–Oxide Interface for Proximity of Photooxidation and Photoreduction, PNAS 116, 10232 (2019).
P. Xue, N. Wang, Z. Fang, Z. Lu, X. Xu, L. Wang, Y. Du, X. Ren, Z. Bai, S. Dou, G. Yu, Rayleigh-Instability-Induced Bi Nanorod@N-Doped CNTs as a Long Cycling, High Rate Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Nano Lett. 19, 1998 (2019)
Y. Guo, M. Zhong, Z. Fang, P. Wan, G. Yu, Wearable Transient Pressure Sensor with MXene Nanosheets for Sensitive Broad-Range Human-Machine Interfacing, Nano Lett. 19, 1143 (2019).
P. Li, Z. Jin, Y. Qian, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu, Probing Enhanced Site Activity of Co-Fe Bimetallic Sub-Nanoclusters Derived from Dual Cross-Linked Hydrogels for Oxygen Electrocatalysis, ACS Energy Lett. 4, 1793 (2019).
M. Hu, Z. Ju, Z. Bai, K. Yu, Z. Fang, R. Lv, G. Yu, Revealing the Critical Factor in Metal Sulfide Anode Performance in Sodium‐Ion Batteries: An Investigation of Polysulfide Shuttling Issues, Small Methods 4, 1900673 (2019).
Y. Zhu, L. Peng, Z. Fang, C. Yan, X. Zhang, G. Yu, Structural Engineering of 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Catalysis, Adv. Mater. 30, 1706347 (2018).
C. Yan, Y. Zhu, Z. Fang, C. Lv, X. Zhou, G. Chen, G. Yu, Heterogeneous Molten Salt Strategy towards Coupling Cobalt-Cobalt Oxide and Carbon for Effecient Energy Conversion and Storage, Adv. Energy Mater. 8, 1800762 (2018).
C. Yan, Y. Zhu, Y. Li, Z. Fang, L. Peng, G. Chen, G. Yu, Local Built-In Electric Field in Carbon-Doped Co3O4 Nanocrystals for Superior Li-Ion Storage, Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1705951 (2018).
L. Peng, Y. Zhu, X. Peng, Z. Fang, W. Chu, Y. Wang, Y. Xie, Y. Li, J. Cha, G. Yu, Effective Interlayer Engineering of 2D VOPO4 Nanosheets via Organic Intercalation for Improving Alkali Ion Storage, Nano Lett., 17, 6273 (2017).
L. Peng, D. Chen, Y. Yuan, Y. Zhu, Z. Fang, C. Yan, G. Chen, R. Yassar, J. Lu, K. Amine, G. Yu, 2D Holey Co3O4 Nanosheets for High-Rate Alkali-Ion Batteries: from Rational Synthesis to in situ Probing, Nano Lett. 17, 3907 (2017).
P. Chen, K. Xu, Y. Tong, X. Li, S Tao, Z. Fang, W. Chu, X. Wu, C. Wu, Cobalt nitrides as a class of metallic electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Inorg. Chem. Front. 3, 236 (2016).
P. Chen, K. Xu, Z. Fang, Y. Tong, J. Wu, X. Lu, X. Peng, H. Ding, C. Wu, Y. Xie, Metallic Co4N Porous Nanowire Arrays Activated by Surface Oxidation as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Angew. Chem. 127, 14923 (2015).